gallantwarrior
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Anchorage isn't bad, but Fairbanks always has problems with air quality in the winter. Lots of people heat with wood, and not just in Fairbanks. The Feds are always trying to shut down the wood-burners in Fairbanks. But, wood is cheap and easy to come by. Fossil fuels are expensive, even if easily accessed. Of course, electricity is made using fossil fuels, making that source of warmth expensive, as well.Do you need firewood?View attachment 119535
It was unusually windy yesterday and during the night in Fresno, heard a lot of falling type noises, as soon as it's light out I'll go see the damage and hope not to find any. At least no trees fell on my house.
The winds were about 28mph and it was horrid, can't imagine what really bad winds are like.
I think Ringel05 was talking about the high winds he was experiencing in El Paso the day I came on here....can't even imagine.
28 mph winds are considered a breezy day here.
I just looked at our local news and some trees are down and power is out in some areas...also a house and a car had a tree fall on them.
That's my nightmare. I have 3 very tall pines not far from my house in the backyard..if they fall in my direction...I'm a goner if I'm at home.
No, I have a gas fireplace and I think we aren't even allowed to burn wood in our fireplaces in Fresno, at least most of the time. Air is bad here.
At my place in Willow, use a propane heater set with a thermostat to keep the place above freezing and I stoke the wood stove when I am home to keep things warm. I love the smell of wood smoke!! There is an art to keeping a house at just the right temperature using a wood stove and I have become quite adept at that art. Once the place is warmed up, I keep the wood stove at between 200-250 and the place will stay between 65-70.
I sleep across from the propane heater and when the wood stove burns down, the propane lights off, making a whoofing sound. That sound wakes me up and prompts me to go stoke the wood stove.